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Pattaya: Ethical Elephant Sanctuary Interactive Tour

4.9 / 5

111 reviews

Activity provider: My Phuket
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    Pattaya: Ethical Elephant Sanctuary Interactive Tour

    Activity provider: My Phuket

    4.9

    111 reviews

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    From US$ 106.25 per person

    Likely to sell out

    Spend time with elephants at an ethnical elephant sanctuary. Gain insight into their history and behavior and spend time in the company of the gentle giants.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
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    Covid-19 precautions
    Special health and safety measures are in place. Check your activity voucher once you book for full details.
    Duration 4 hours
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    Skip the ticket line
    Live tour guide
    Thai, English
    Pickup included
    Your hotel in Pattaya City

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Spend an enjoyable half-day with these lovely giant creatures
    • Assist with the preparation of natural dietary supplements for the elephants
    • Enjoy a fun and fulfilling mud spa with the elephants
    • Take a dip in the water and swim with elephants
    • Taste a traditional Thai food lunch with freshly cooked Pad Thai and seasonal fruits
    Full description
    On the morning of your visit, you will be picked up from your accommodation in Pattaya and will be driven for approximately 45 minutes through scenic agricultural areas before arriving at the Sanctuary. There, you will meet your English-speaking guide and learn a little about the elephants. After being handed bananas and sugar cane to feed to the elephants, walk with your guide through the sanctuary, discovering free-roaming elephants in a safe, sustainable and ethical environment, and hearing their individual stories. You can touch, feed, photograph, and interact with the elephants at your leisure while you learn about their lifestyle and behaviors. After you have met all the elephants, accompany them to a nearby mud spa. Get muddy with the elephants as you apply a healthy cosmetic mud treatment to their skin. Next, walk with the elephants to a nearby river and join them in the water for a refreshing bath. Take a swim and help bathe and brush the elephants while they wade through and play in the water. Once the elephants are clean, you can take some final photos with them, and then it will be time to part ways with your new friend and change into some dry clothes. Finally, enjoy eating some snacks and seasonal fresh fruits. End your journey with a hotel drop-off at your place in Pattaya. 
    Includes
    • Shared hotel transfers in Pattaya City
    • Private transfers (if option selected)
    • English-speaking tour guide
    • Two traditional Thai buffet meals
    • Drinking water
    • Food for feeding the elephants
    • Personal expenses
    • Hotel Transfers outside designated locations as Bangkok or Leam Cha Bang Pier
    • Gratuities
    Not suitable for
    • Wheelchair users

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    What to bring

    • Hat
    • Change of clothes
    • Towel
    • Sunscreen
    • Insect repellent

    Not allowed

    • Riding the animals

    Know before you go

    • This activity promotes sustainable tourism and strictly does not offer an elephant riding
    • There is a photography service at no extra charge. The photographers will take pictures throughout the day and upload them to Dropbox. The link will be posted on Facebook page of the supplier afterward.
    • In case of rain, wellie boots will be provided as it can be muddy, so please bring a pair of socks.
    • Wear clothes you don't mind getting sweaty or muddy.
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.9 /5

    based on 111 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.9/5
    • Transportation
      4.6/5
    • Service
      4.9/5
    • Organization
      4.9/5

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    A BIG HEADS UP … DON’T pay the extra money for the 6 hour tour. Get Your Guide is misleading by advertising a 4 hour and a 6 hour tour. YOU DON’T GET AN EXTRA 2 hours with the elephants. The extra money that you pay for the 6 hours, doesn’t even go to the Elephant Sanctuary, and they are who does the pickups and drop offs for you. SO, save yourself the extra money by just booking the regular (communal) ride. I took 1 Star off of the rating because of this. When I spoke to a rep of Get Your Guide, prior to my pickup, the guy didn’t seem to care that they are taking extra money by saying it was a 6 hour event. He argued that each tour is a set amount of time, period! JUST BEWARE … This was my first experience with this tour company, so IF I book through them again, I’ll contact them BEFORE paying and booking. The Sanctuary itself..5 Stars! IT WAS A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE, with incredibly knowledgeable, humorous, and fun staff. Delicious meal as well!! Loved the elephants!! Memorable!

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    This was a little once in a lifetime opportunity for me. Not only do you get exactly what is advertised and more, you can also tell the elephants are well taken care of and never forced to participate/perform. We got to feed them, take them to a mud bath, and wash them after. There was a person available and always willing to take your photo either on your phone or with a sanctuary camera with a link to find the photos online later. Then we had an authentic Thai meal and were shown how to make paper from elephant waste. A truly wonderful experience that felt so authentic.

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    It was truly wonderful! I really enjoyed the day, all the activities were dictated by the animals, they are not forced to do anything and you follow the elephants rather then have a fixed schedule. I really appreciate the ethical side of the activity. The elephants are gorgeous and extraordinary animals and getting so close to them is worth every cent! The guides were able to answer all the questions and tell us some fun facts! WOuld definitely come back

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